About Türk Tuborg
A LEADING
PLAYER
IN THE TURKISH
BEER INDUSTRY
Combining malt production and beer bottling, Türk Tuborg is Türkiye’s only fully integrated brewery.
Our journey began in 1967 when we established our brewery in Pınarbaşı, İzmir. We launched production at this facility, Türkiye’s first and largest private-sector brewery, in 1969. Since then, we have been producing beer and malt in Izmir, as well as distributing imported beer brands and various aperitif products.
We have been pioneering many ‘firsts’ in the Turkish market, strengthened by our long-standing international collaborations with Carlsberg A/S, a world leader in its sector. Combining malt production and beer bottling, Türk Tuborg is Türkiye’s only fully integrated brewery with an annual production capacity of 36,000 tonnes of malt and over 700 million liters of beer. Driven by a commitment to quality and a respect for traditional brewing, we regard brewing as an art form. Our mission revolves around improving production quality and diversity, striving for perfection and delivering exceptional products.
The exceptional quality of our beers, adhering to the German Purity Law, has been validated by the Weihenstephan Research Center for Brewery and Food Quality at the Technical University of Munich—an authoritative and independent institution.
Türk Tuborg Bira ve Malt Sanayi A.Ş. evaluates customer needs and expectations, listens customers’ demands, by taking good production and good storage techniques as reference, protects natural resources with environmental awareness while carrying out production, cares about the health, safety and environmental conditions of its employees, informs its employees about energy efficiency, increases its competence and carries out project studies on efficiency, continuously improves its processes and systems without compromising on safe and quality product and service principles, and lives the sustainable quality concept together with all its employees.
With this sense of responsibility, Türk Tuborg holds the following management system certifications in addition to the German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) certification:
- ISO 9001 Quality Management System
- FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
- ISO 27001 Information Security Management System
- ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- ISO 50001 Energy Management System
Türk Tuborg Bira ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş. has established and operates its ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management Systems, and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System at its headquarters located at Kemalpaşa Cad. No: 258, 35070 Işıkkent, Bornova. These systems cover beer and malt production activities, foreign trade, customs clearance, logistics, management and administrative organization operations, as well as associated processes and related production and service provisions.
The scope of the FSSC Food Safety Management System certification is defined as: “Malt intake, malt production, beer production (wort, fermentation, filtration), beer packaging (bottles, kegs, cans), and storage at Türk Tuborg’s İzmir production facility.”
The ISO 50001 Energy Management System has also been established and is managed at the same address to cover beer and malt production activities.
Within the scope of the Energy Management System certification, the energy types used for operations at Türk Tuborg’s İzmir facility include: hot water energy (for heating), natural gas (for heating), biogas (for heating), and electrical energy (for cooling and machinery operation).
Our Values
Quality
Quality is the foundation of everything we do, as it defines our approach to business.
Making a
Difference
We strive to innovate and improve through creativity, open-mindedness and the strength of diversity. We start making a difference with this perspective.
Cooperation
Trust, respect, and mutual value for our business partners are the cornerstones of our collaborations. We brainstorm together and act as a unified team.
Honesty
and Integrity
We uphold honesty, fairness, transparency, and accountability in our dealings with ourselves, our partners, and society. We stand by our commitments and act with consistency.
Our Milestones
Türk Tuborg
is founded.
Türkiye’s first and largest private-sector brewery begins operations.
The first private-sector is released to the market.
Tuborg Special, Türkiye’s first high-alcohol beer, is introduced.
Twist-off caps, the first bottle design that open without the need for an opener, are introduced.
The first thermochromic label packaging, which changes color when the beer bottle reaches the ideal temperature, is produced under the Troy brand.
Tuborg Pilsener introduces the Pull-off Cap for the first time in Türkiye.
The Case Dusting system, a Turkish beer market innovation, is unveiled.
Türk Tuborg pioneers the 100% recyclable Clean Lid technology in Türkiye’s beverage sector.
As an industry first, environmentally friendly coolers with summer or winter modes are introduced, combining ease of use with energy efficiency.
The exceptional quality of our beers, adhering to the German Purity Law, is validated by the Weihenstephan Research Center for Brewery and Food Quality at the Technical University of Munich—an independent institution.
Türk Tuborg’s Izmir factory becomes the first brewery in Türkiye’s brewing industry to receive the FSSC22000 Food Safety System Certification.
Carlsberg Luna, brewed with dry-hopping, a first for lager beers in Türkiye, is launched on June 2.
Türk Tuborg leads the beverage industry as the first company to verify its corporate carbon and water footprint assessments with the TSE.
Our Brands
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Brands Produced in Türk Tuborg Brewery:
Imported Brands:
–Diageo–
–Weihenstephan–
–Diageo–
–Carlsberg Group–
–Heineken N.V.–
–Campari Group–
–Campari Group–
–Campari Group–
–Heineken N.V.–
Our Leaders
Damla Birol
CEO and Board Member
Ayşe Güvenç
CHRO
Nilüfer Reisoğlu
CMO
Fikret Burak Ertüzün
CECO
İbrahim Murat Akgün
CSCO
Onur Fırat Baykal
CSO
Timur Gökmeral
CFO and Board Member
Export
At Türk Tuborg, we take pride in having contributed to Türkiye’s foreign trade over the years by exporting to 84 countries across six continents.
We customize our production and export processes to meet specific demands while ensuring compliance with the regulations of each importing country.
Our primary export markets include the United Kingdom, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Iraq.
Awards
2025
In Carlsberg Group’s global evaluation of all licensed producers, Türk Tuborg was honored with the “Partner of the Year” award in recognition of our exemplary collaboration.
2025
We proudly received the “Win With Core” award as part of Carlsberg Group’s worldwide assessment of all licensed producers.
2025
Türk Tuborg was named as the happiest workplace in the fast-moving consumer goods sector for the fourth consecutive year, according to the ‘Türkiye’s Happiest Workplaces’ survey conducted by Happy Place to Work.
2025
Türk Tuborg Vice President of Marketing, Nilüfer Reisoğlu, was recognized as Türkiye’s most successful CMO in the ‘Social Impact – Environment’ category at the CM Awards organized by MediaCat Magazine.
2025
Türk Tuborg CMO, Nilüfer Reisoğlu, has been featured on Fast Company’s ‘Tükiye’s 50 Most Successful CMOs in Digital’ list.
2025
Türk Tuborg’s CEO, Damla Birol, has been featured in the prestigious ‘Türkiye’s 50 Most Powerful Women CEOs’ list for the 13th time with her achievements in 2024.
2025
Türk Tuborg CEO, Damla Birol and CMO, Nilüfer Reisoğlu were ranked among “Türkiye’s 50 Most Admired CEOs” and “Türkiye’s 50 Most Admired CMOs,” published as part of the Golden Leader Awards.
2024
Türk Tuborg ranked first in its sector in the “Most Admired Companies in Business” survey, which has been published by the Capital Magazine for 25 years.
2024
In 2023, Türk Tuborg’s CEO, Damla Birol, ranked 12th on the prestigious ‘Türkiye’s 50 Most Powerful Women CEOs’ list.
2024
Türk Tuborg’s CMO, Nilüfer Reisoğlu, was recognized in the ’50 Most Influential CMOs’ list for 2024, prepared by BMI in collaboration with Milliyet Executive and supported by Data Expert.
2024
Türk Tuborg was named as the happiest workplace in the fast-moving consumer goods sector for a second consecutive year, according to the ‘Türkiye’s Happiest Workplaces’ survey conducted by Happy Place to Work.
2024
Competing against licensed producers worldwide, we earned the ‘Step Up in Premium’ award for our 1664 Blanc brand.
2024
With our commitment to 100% quality in both practice and philosophy, we received the ‘Fastest Grower of the Year – Accelerate Growth 2023’ award in the global evaluation of Carlsberg’s licensed producers.
2024
We proudly achieved first place in the Sustainability Report category at the 11th Sustainable Business Awards, organized by the Sustainability Academy, in recognition of our Türk Tuborg 2022 Sustainability Report.
2024
Our 100% ARI system, developed for our Supply Chain colleagues, earned us a Gold award in the ‘Best Recognition and Rewarding Strategy’ category at the Stevie Awards.
2024
Our SAS Manufacturing Advanced Analytics Project, which revolutionized production efficiency through digital transformation, was honored with a plaque of success at the international SAS Innovate 2024.
2023
Meltem Atay, our Information Technologies Director, was featured in the Fast Company Türkiye magazine’s list of ‘The 50 Most Influential Technology Leaders’.
2023
Our Internal Trainer Program earned third place in the ‘Best Corporate Academy’ category at the CUBIC Awards.
2023
Türk Tuborg ranked among the top 50 companies in Realta Consulting’s ‘Türkiye’s Most Popular Companies’ survey, which included 90,000 students and young professionals from over 120 universities.
2023
We ranked among Türkiye’s 10 most powerful brands according to the 17th ‘Türkiye 100 – Türkiye’s Most Valuable Brands’ survey carried out by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy organization.
2023
Türk Tuborg received a Gold award in the Excellence Awards, one of the most prestigious international HR awards, from the Brandon Hall Group in recognition of its ‘Internal Trainer Development Program’.
2023
We were once again named as one of the three most admired companies in our sector in the “Most Admired Companies of the Business World” survey, which has been carried out by Capital magazine for 24 years. A total of 1,510 executives representing 441 companies from different sectors participated in the survey this year, with questions on 20 different criteria.
2023
Our Internal Trainer Development Program reached the finals of the ‘Value Creating Practices – Learning Agility and Learning Organization’ category in the PERYÖN Human Value Awards.
2022
The importance we attach to occupational health and safety was once again recognized as we were selected from a wide pool of companies in Türkiye for this prestigious award at the 64th awards ceremony held by the British Safety Council.
2022
Our 100% Leadership School New Executive Development Program received two Bronze awards for ‘Leadership Development’ and ‘Talent Management’ in the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards, an internationally prestigious HR accolade.
2022
We proudly ranked among Türkiye’s top 100 companies with the most robust corporate culture in the ‘Corporate Culture 100’ survey conducted by the Fast Company in collaboration with ERA Research, supported by Kariyer.net.
2022
Our CMO, Nilüfer Reisoğlu, earned a place in the prestigious ’50 Most Successful Digital CMOs’ list, curated by Fast Company Türkiye.
2022
With our ‘100% Equal Opportunity’ initiatives, we were honored to be one of the three finalists in the ‘Diversity and Inclusion Management’ category of the PERYÖN Human Value Awards.
2022
Our CEO, Damla Birol, was featured in the “Türkiye’s 50 Most Admired CEOs” list, published as part of the Golden Leader Awards.
2020
Our CHRO, Ayşe Güvenç, received the distinguished ‘Excellence in Human Resources Award’ at the ‘Great People Inside’ conference in Romania.
2019
After securing accolades from the German Design Award, WPO-WorldStar, and Design Türkiye, our Frederik brand bottle earned its seventh award by winning the ‘Brand & Communication Design’ prize at the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards.
2016
In a study conducted by Sabancı University’s Corporate Governance Forum with support from Egon Zehnder International Türkiye, Türk Tuborg was recognized for the third consecutive year and ranked first in Türkiye for its Women Empowered Board of Directors initiative.
